| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Argélico Fucks | ||
| Date of birth | September 4, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Rosa, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Oeste (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1992–1995 | Internacional | 42 | (3) |
| 1996–1997 | Verdy Kawasaki | 32 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Santos | 21 | (2) |
| 1999 | Porto | 5 | (1) |
| 2000 | Palmeiras | 19 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Benfica | 79 | (7) |
| 2005 | Racing Santander | 2 | (0) |
| 2005 | Cruzeiro | 2 | (0) |
| 2006 | Canoas | 10 | (0) |
| 2007 | Zhejiang Lucheng | 22 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1993 | Brazil U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 1995 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008–2009 | Caxias-RS | ||
| 2009 | Guaratinguetá | ||
| 2009–2010 | Campinense | ||
| 2010 | Criciúma | ||
| 2011 | Guarani | ||
| 2011 | Botafogo-SP | ||
| 2011 | Caxias-RS | ||
| 2011– | Oeste | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Argélico Fucks (born 4 September 1974 in Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul), aka Argel, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach.
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In his country, Argel played for Sport Club Internacional, Santos FC and Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, with a brief stint in Japan in between, and an unsuccessful spell at Portugal's F.C. Porto, which finished after a serious run-in with the board of directors, and prompted his Brazil return.
In 2001, he returned to Portugal, with S.L. Benfica, which he helped win the league and the supercup, the former after an 11-year drought (with the player contributing with ten matches and one goal).
After falling down the stoppers' pecking order at Benfica, Argel had an unassuming six-month stay at Racing de Santander, going on to retire in 2007, after representing Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, Canoas Sport Club and China's Zhejiang Lucheng.
After his retirement, he started a managerial career, first being hired as Guaratinguetá Futebol's head coach on 8 February 2008,[1] being sacked exactly one year later.[2] Three days later, he was hired by Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul.[3]
On 2 June 2009, Argel was hired by Campinense Clube in the same capacity, replacing Fernando Teixeira.[4] On 9 April of the following year, he signed for Criciúma Esporte Clube.[5]
Argel represented Brazil internationally at the under-20 level, winning both the South American Youth Championship and the FIFA U-20 World Cup.[6]
On 29 March 1995, he gained his only cap for the full side, appearing in a friendly with Honduras.
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Brazil | League | |||
| 1993 | Internacional | Série A | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 1995 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Japan | League | |||
| 1996 | Verdy Kawasaki | J. League 1 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Brazil | League | |||
| 1998 | Santos | Série A | 21 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Portugal | League | |||
| 1999/00 | Porto | Primeira Liga | 5 | 1 |
| Brazil | League | |||
| 2000 | Palmeiras | Série A | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Portugal | League | |||
| 2001/02 | Benfica | Primeira Liga | 22 | 2 |
| 2002/03 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2003/04 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2004/05 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Spain | League | |||
| 2004/05 | Racing Santander | La Liga | 2 | 0 |
| Brazil | League | |||
| 2005 | Cruzeiro | Série A | 10 | 0 |
| 2006 | Canoas | Série C | 0 | 0 |
| China PR | League | |||
| 2007 | Hangzhou Greentown | Super League | 22 | 1 |
| Country | Brazil | 73 | 5 | |
| Japan | 32 | 0 | ||
| Portugal | 84 | 7 | ||
| Spain | 2 | 0 | ||
| China PR | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 213 | 13 | ||
| Brazil national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Some of Argel's fame stems from his surname, which is identical to both the plural noun form and to the (singular third-person) present indicative verb form of the vulgar English word "fuck". This led to some double entendre headlines including one from Eurosport.com titled "Fucks off to Benfica".[7]
This headline received press coverage itself with The Register calling it "snappy and eye-catching", and football humour site Laugh FC deeming it "one of the all time greats".[8]